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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 3 WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 1995 Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith and his son Chris get a bird's eye view from the inside of the Classic Lifeguard III helicopter. Photo by Myrna Cox. ' I helicopter Life-savi- ng By Myrna Cox Classic Lifeguard III a service of Classic Helicopters, landed on the courthouse lawn, where Bell 206 Long Ranger helicopter capable of speeds up to 150 miles per hour. The copter is equipped with advanced medical equipment includingdefibulators, traction devices, etc. In addition to rapid transport time the Classic has the ability to land on the site as needed at: medical emergency transfer scenes, the crew members, pilot, Matt Stein, Ray Leese and Jim Smith demonstrated the capabilities of their Aeromedical techniques to an audience of Kane County EMS spectators. The crew is based out of Page, Arizona. amand aeromedical-to-groun- d The Classic is a bulance intercept. The crew is capable of reaching most destinations in the area within 20-4- 0 minutes. They can be airborne within 8 minutes of a call. The opening of the Cedar Any EMS responder or law Breaks road (Highway 148) will enforcement personnel who is be delayed this year due to the dispatched to a scene could nodeep snow that still covers the tify Classic Lifeguard III to be park. According to Park Super- on standby, then request for intendent Tom Henry, the spring immediate air transport if the storms that brought cool, wet situation required a rapid reweather to southern Utah pro- sponse unit. Bringing advanced duced an unusually heavy snow-pac- k life support directly to a scene is that was still 8 feet deep now available to the Kane on park roads as of mid-MaCounty and northern Arizona of We have 200 per cent the area. The flight team is willing normal snowpack, Henry said. to visit with local clinics, hospiThe park road and visitor cen- tals, or police departments to ter usually are open by the last educate the public in regards to week ofMay. But thisyear Henry helicopter transport and landadvises visitors, planning on a ing site management. to the flight A big thank-yo- u trip through the park, to call the 1 for up- crew, from the attending EMS park office at dated road conditions. personnel, who enjoyed the We need some warm days to comraderie and the informative melt the snow, and so far the evening with the aeromedical crew. weather has not cooperated. inter-hospit- jet-power- ed Snow delays Cedar Breaks opening al C.C. AUTO PARTS 41 8 EAST 300 SOUTH KANAB, UTAH 644-252- 6 6-- y. (oMlw 586-945- aaap Mm Dnir ps m m aaro rn? mi |